Bhagavata Purana 11.21.22
Srimad Bhagavatam · 21 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
विषयाभिनिवेशेन नात्मानं वेद नापरम् । वृक्षजीविकया जीवन् व्यर्थं भस्त्रोव य: श्वसन् ॥ २२ ॥
viṣayābhiniveśena nātmānaṁ veda nāparam vṛkṣa jīvikayā jīvan vyarthaṁ bhastreva yaḥ śvasan
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Because of absorption in sense gratification, one cannot recognize himself or others. Living uselessly in ignorance like a tree, one is merely breathing just like a bellows.